《Learning about Language》新课标PPT课件优质课下载

《Learning about Language》新课标PPT课件优质课下载

Have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”?

The Pygmalion Effect is that people tend to behave as you expect they will. If you expect a person to take responsibility, they probably will. If you expect them not to even try, they probably won’t.

This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯纳) is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know this story?

Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman. He asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life. His wish is granted.

The author-----George Bernard Shaw

An Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater.

His main works:

Immaturity

Widowers' Houses

Pygmalion

Man and Superman (1902),

Major Barbara (1905)

My Fair Lady

Have you seen the film?

If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.

Pre-reading

Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself.

Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society.

Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.

Main characters

Fateful meetings

1. This text is mainly about the first experience of Eliza meeting with ______.

A. Professor Higgins

B. Colonel Pickering

C. Professor Higgins and Colonel